Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-06-06

him myself" DtnsrnOre TOLD ner sn6 was
mistaken about the squaw story, and finally
got her to leave and carry her matrimonial
ideas to other quarters.
During the presidents afternoon receptions
Sergt. Dinsmore has always stood beside
him, and he has been here, I have thought, as
much to act as guard as master Of core
monies He has introduced the callers TO the
president, first asking their names; but have
noticed that he always stood right in front OF
the president and that his eyes Travelled up
and down every visitor before introducing
him. Had the stranger exhibited the least
thing out Of the way Dinmore would have
noticed it, and any attempt to have drawn
weapon would have been promptly frus-
trated. Since the assassination OF Garfield
the greatest care has been taken OF our presi-
dents, and the guards at the White House are
stricter now than they have ever been. At
some Of the receptions detectives have been
present, dressed in citizens clothes. and the
carefully watched.
Attorney General Garland's statement that
he intends to retire from public life is a sur
prise to his friends here, az is also the state
ment that President Cleveland offered him
the position of interstate commerce commits
sioner. He will leave many friends at Wash
ington, for Notwithstanding the fact that he
will never wear a dress coat, and does not ap-
pear in fashionable society, he is one OF the
most popular of public men. He makes
strong friendships and he has q number of
devoted friends in the senate. He likes to
talk, can tell good story, and is full of west
ern common sense. His not appearing in So
ciety is not due to snobbishness or dema-
gogism, and he did not refuse to go to the
ga
in order to make capital with his consttu-
ents. don't think there is much of the Blue
Jeans Williams style of craftsmanship about
Garland, and he has never promised his peo-
pie, as did one Of the present members Of the
senate, that he would never put on a swallow
tail coat nor ride in carriage. The true Sc
cret Of Garlands absence from society was
lately told me by one Of the leading ladies of
the cabinet circle, and she based her informa-
ton on letter which Attorney General Gar
land wrote to her, declining to attend one of
her dinners. He said he could not 20 on &C
count of the feelings inspired by the death of
his wife. He has not been in society since her
death, and he could not bear to go anywhere
now. He did not intend to attend even the
dinners of the president, and he knew that the
madame would appreciate his feelings and
pardon bis declination.
Such instances Of loyalty to dead wives are
not common among public men, and we have
more statesmen who have married twice than
those who have remained widowers Still,
Tom Benton, In his preface to his "Thirty
Years View" says that he never went to
any place of festivity after his wife's death,
and Jefferson, Van Buren, and Arthur re-
manned extremely loyal to the memory of
their wives. sc
Attorney General Garland has lived ex-
tremely quiet here in Washington. His
house has been a very comfortable frame on
the edge Of the fashionable northwest quarter
OF the city. His mother has been his house,
keeper, and she has given such cabinet recep-
tions as the attorney general has furnished.
She is devoted to Garland, and she is as much
wrapt up in him now as when he trotted
around her Tennessee house one Of the ugliest
little young ones in the west. For, however
able Garland may be and undoubtedly is, no
one will soy he has much of the beautiful
about him. He is tall and well formed, but
his closely shaven face is rough in its features.
and it is as homely as that Of Abraham Lin
coin. There Is nothing Of the dude
about his dress, and he wears a black
SLOUGH hat, and never q silk one. He
has no ruffles on his shirt, as had
Gen. Brewster, and he wears the old fashioned
kind that button in front and have the cuff
attacne0 10 Cn0 sleeve. Garlands collar
is a turn over one, and his soft silk necktie Of
plain black is evidently tied with his own
hands. He is not particular about the cut of
his hair, and when at work he wears his spec-
tacles on the middle of his nose. He has small
hands and feet, and on his left hand little fin
ger he wears big seal ring, which, with the
exception Of q hair watch chain, forms his
only jewelry He is a. democratic In his
habits as in his dress, walks to and from his
office, and talks as pleasantly to a messenger
as to q cabinet minister. He has spent his
vacations at Hominy Hill, his log cabin in the
woods near Little Rock, and there last year
he shot seven deer, one coon, fourteen wild
turkeys and hundreds Of ducks He will
probably spend part Of the summer there,
and this will be his favorite resort when he
goes back to his practice at Little Rock.
FRANK g. CARPENTER